Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-07-30
THE CONSTITUTION.
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Tho ssrand Parade In rhi,sdsiphis on shs
Foursb Of JaIy t;ss In Honor os the use-
tasaiion os Iads peudence and tho
Establishment, Of the Consultation.

nWill be remembered that In September
Of lSS6 and again in December there was Q
little stir In The papers over q contemplated
celebration Of the centennial OF the adoption
OF the constitution. The enterprise ives
given good start and the commissioners ar-
pointed by the governors Of the several
states have since been laboring quietly but
zealously for the organization OF . great
popular demonstration at Philadelphia on
the l1th OF September lSS7. 1t Is quite In
accord with the fitness OF things that Phila-
adelphia should he selected a. the scene Of
this great national celebration, and II We " no
have experienced the blessings Of govern
ment under the constitution expect to excel
the enthusiasm Of the men OF l7s7 who could
only Imagine those blessings We will have
to lay our plans at once for Philadelphia
Jubilee that will leave the English Victorian
event in total eclipse
IN DAYS OF OLD
Listen to q short account of the way they
rejoiced over the con stitution on the 4th Of
July, lIss. The celebration begsu by q salute
to the rising sun by full peal from Christ
church steeple and . discharge of cannon
from the ship Rising sun, anchored OF
Market street At the same time ten vessels
named in honor OF the ten adopting states
and suPerbly decorated could be seen arranged
the whole length Of the harbor. About $50
the grand procession began to move to the
thunder OF cannon from the shipA Imagine
| yourself standing on the corner OF Fourth
and Market streets with the river front in
sight and the tall OF the line passing ut Third
street while the head after reaching Callow.
hill turned hack along Fourth and out Marx et
TO the open fields where hundred years after
the marble palace OF the city government
would stand. Ffrst comes . line of men In
white bearing axes and headed by one Philip
Pancake, whose name is quite as suggestive
Of the DtOnRNF the ~ oat tson pf
Then comes the First City Troop, not half ~
ornamental ~ the heirs OF their glory who
will parade in lss7, but sturdy men and true.
Then comes an alegorical figure OF Inde.
pendence on horseback followed BY the
artillery and another allegory OF the French
alliance, represented by Thomas Fitzsimons
on horseback, carvings flag Of white silk,
bearing three teurs de lys and thirteen stars
l'1s' in gold characters, The horse on which
he rode was the same that Count
Rochambesu rode at the siege OF Yorktown.
WORTHLESS on HORSEBACK,
Then the Sixth Corps OF Light Infantry
march by with the battle torn standard OF the
First Regiment George Clymer represent
| ing the Treaty OF Peace, on horseback, carries
. flag with the legend "Third OF September,
| l.S'," and Colonel John Since rides after
| him with dag Inscribed to Washington
the friend Of his country" Then come
the City Troop OF Light Dragons, then
gorgeous herald and trumpeter on
no.sso.Sk, nors .a Proclsiming altsrn.tely with
/ "new era" Peter MuhlenberR rides along
i In personhcation OF the Convention of the
States" What imaginations our foreiathers
/ bad Then comes band Of music. Judges
Alice and Ruth with Chief Justice Mexican
| are seated IN their robes Of office on . lofty
! ornamental car. In the form OF large eagle
| drawn BY six white horses, the chief Justice
! supported tall stall, on the top OF which was
the cap OF liberty, under the cap the new
constitution, framed and ornamentsL, and
i Immediately under the constitution the
wordA "The People," in large gold letters
affixed to the stan. This spectacle sy mbOl lied
| the constitution. Then came more OF the
continental Infantry with battle nags and die
representing the ten states that had 80 far No.
/ cepted the constitution, Colonel william
Williams In complete armor the Mont
gomeiy troop OF light horse: foreign
Frsncis Hopkinson, wore in his hat gold
/ anchor pendant on Q green ribbon. He wa
preceded by the re- istsr's clerk, carrying
green bag tiiled with rolls OF parchment the
OF the bag James Reed, register OF admiralty
court wearing silver pen in bis hat Gle
ment Biddle, marshal OF the admiralty, car
| rying silver oar; wardens and officers OF
the port and Colonel Isaac Melchor dressed
/ a. an Indian chisf smoking the calumet OF
peace with q citizen the Bsrks county troop,
commanded by Captain Ph. Srubing.
BIO THISu ON WHEELS.
A "grsnd Federal editice" on wheels
followed. This was Q wonderful dome 36
feet In height, with thirteen pedestals, three
unfinished. Then came ijO carpenters saw
makers and nle cutters, tho society OF the
Cincinnati, more Infantry, an agricultural
] society and Q procession OF farmers with
PlOws and oxen In line, industrial societies
with looms and other machinery In opera
/ ton, infantry, ssiiora The Federal ship
/ Union, mounting - guns, commanded by
/ John Green, three lisutsnsnts and four boys
In uniform. The crew, including officers,
consisted OF - men.
The ship was 80 feet In length, width and
rigging In proportion. Her hull WAS the
barge OF the ship Alliance, the same which
/ formerly belonged To the SsTspis, and was
taken into the memorable engagement OF
Captain Paul Jones, in the bon HOmme
| Richard, with the SerapiA She was mounted
on . carriage drawn by ten horses.
Then more artisans and tradesmeu, sue
ceeded by boat builders at work on . boat -
feet long, which was nearly com pleted during
the procession. The officers of Congress, the
supreme executive council OF Pennsyl lvsnis,
judges and state officers, eminent members
OF the bar, clergy and physicians, with q
troop OF horse bringing up the rear. The
length OF tho line was mile and half, the
distance marched about three miles, and
i time consumed over three hOuPa